The Medical Association of Malta has said in a statement has insisted “that all health care professionals wishing to be vaccinated to receive their first dose of the Covid-19 within the next two weeks, and the second dose within the first 5 weeks.”

The Association went on to encourage all its members to take the vaccine, and urged the government “to be efficient to keep up with the demand.”

“While the very slow pace of 50 vaccinations day is acceptable for the first couple of days until the routines and correct procedures are put into place, MAM expects the Health ministry to ramp up the vaccination rates significantly to exceed 300 daily,” it said.

The MAM stressed that “this would have to be escalated to thousands per day once the general population starts to be vaccinated.”

It noted that that surveys indicate that “at least 70% of Maltese residents are willing to be vaccinated.”

The MAM added that this is encouraging when considering that half a million in the UK and over a million doses the United States have been administered in “without any major problems.”

The Medical Association of Malta also welcomed the licensing and distribution all across Europe of the Covid vaccine, in what it said is, “a clear demonstration of European solidarity at political level.”

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